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Thanks for all of the suggestions.
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I run a computer repair shop and do a lot of virus removal. &nbsp;Sometimes there is no c:\ partition on the hard drives. &nbsp;Some will have the recovery partition but the c: is not recognized by Windows. &nbsp;Sometimes I can recover data using Easus, but not always.<br />
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Is there a way to actually fix/restore the c: partition on the drive so that it can boot without formatting and reinstalling the OS? &nbsp;Is there better recovery software than Easus? &nbsp;Would it be better to have a Linux box to use for data recovery?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Mark
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I run a computer repair shop and do a lot of virus removal.  Sometimes there is no c:\ partition on the hard drives.  Some will have the recovery partition but the c: is not recognized by Windows.  Sometimes I can recover data using Easus, but not always.

Is there a way to actually fix/restore the c: partition on the drive so that it can boot without formatting and reinstalling the OS?  Is there better recovery software than Easus?  Would it be better to have a Linux box to use for data recovery?

Thanks,

Mark

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